Friday, May 1st, 2009

Wildlife CSI

In this x-ray of a coyote, the radio opaque “snow storm” pattern is characteristic of a high powered rifle. USFWS image.

Call it CSI: Wilderness. From smuggled bear gall bladders to illicit walrus tusk poaching, some crimes involving wildlife need expertise beyond that of the average police department or crime lab. In this segment, Ira talks with the author of a new book about animal forensic investigators, and with experts in wildlife crime investigation from the US Fish and Wildlife Service.

Guests

Laurel Neme
Author, "Animal Investigators" (Simon & Schuster, 2009)
Burlington, Vermont

Ken Goddard
Director, National Fish and Wildlife Service Forensics Laboratory
Ashland, Oregon

Sal Amato
Senior Special Agent in Charge of the Northeast Region
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Office of Law Enforcement
Hadley, Massachusetts

Related Links

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Forensics Lab
• Laurel Neme
• Time.com: Q&A Investigating Animal Crimes

Segment produced by:Shelley DuBois

Image: A collection of confiscated ivory.
USFWS image.

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